Stephen N. Limbaugh Sr.

Stephen N. Limbaugh Sr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office
May 1, 1996 – July 31, 2008
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office
July 19, 1983 – May 1, 1996
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byHarris Kenneth Wangelin
Succeeded byRodney W. Sippel
Personal details
Born
Stephen Nathaniel Limbaugh

(1927-11-17) November 17, 1927 (age 96)
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
ChildrenStephen N. Limbaugh Jr.
Parent
RelativesLimbaugh family
EducationSoutheast Missouri State University (BA)
University of Missouri (JD)
Military service
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1946-1948

Stephen Nathaniel Limbaugh Sr. (born November 17, 1927) is a former United States District Judge who held concurrent appointments to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri from 1983 until his retirement in 2008. He was appointed by president Ronald Reagan in the early 1980s after a distinguished career as a trial lawyer in Missouri. Like his father Rush Limbaugh Sr. before him, Limbaugh served as president of the Missouri Bar from 1982 to his appointment to the bench.[1] His son, Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr., is a federal judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.[2]

  1. ^ "Judge Stephen Limbaugh Sr. (former) Arbitrator & Mediator". Federal Arbitration. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference FJC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).